Cubs (Horton) vs Angels (Mederos): 8/23/25, 8:38pm

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

2 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

With Berti gone who is our position player pitcher?

I assumed it was gonna be McGuire when Amaya came back but now I don't know.

[bukie]

2 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

With Berti gone who is our position player pitcher?

Justin Turner

[Wilson A2000]

2 minutes ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

Cade is going all Arrieta on us. This is one impressive run he is on.

 

[bukie]

Let's go Cubs, 2 more runs and it's the highest total for the day.

[bukie]

Bah, just the 12 for now.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Changeup for the strikeout there. Let's go Brown.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Oops.

[Bull]

Hold the phone. This one ain't over yet. Ben Brown taking a 12 run cushion as a challenge.

[Hot Sauce]

26 minutes ago, squally1313 said:

They’ll just move on to the next guy to horsefeathers talk. 

Go back to the May game threads and read what some thought of Horton. 😂

[Tryptamine]

Brown is just an incredibly frustrating pitcher. He should be so much better than his results.

[Tryptamine]

1 minute ago, Hot Sauce said:

Go back to the May game threads and read what some thought of Horton. 😂

I think most of us were just constantly baffled that he was so easily getting people to 2 strikes early in the season, but just couldn't strike any one out. 

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

40 MPH, holy horsefeathers.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

This is crazy even for a position player.

[Hot Sauce]

9 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

Brown is just an incredibly frustrating pitcher. He should be so much better than his results.

He will eventually put together a blistering stretch, showcasing some of the most dominant pitching ever seen, fueling hope that he has finally unlocked his true potential, only to regress back to what he is and then never reach that level again. I estimate this will occur some time in mid-to-late 2026.

[Hot Sauce]

6 minutes ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

40 MPH, holy horsefeathers.

Every pen should have a guy who throws 40 mph. Make this a thing!

[Derwood]

40mph is the new 100mph

[Hot Sauce]

It’s kind of hilarious to see MLB hitters whiffing on maybe the only MLB pitch I would be capable of hitting.

[Derwood]

1 minute ago, Hot Sauce said:

It’s kind of hilarious to see MLB hitters whiffing on maybe the only MLB pitch I would be capable of hitting.

or grounding into a DP

[BigSlick]

I’ve often wondered why pitchers don’t mix an eephus in their repertoire purely because of how insanely off putting it must be to try to hit after seeing pitches 90-100 mph all the time 

[muntjack]

This is precisely why a guy like Pressly having a week with good numbers does nothing for me.  Variance plays a big role in small sample sizes,  so in those cases you have to rely on the eye test.  Anyone can throw a lucky few innings. 

[Hot Sauce]

I don’t like seeing the professor in red. 

[Derwood]

Cubs about to be 7-3 in their last 10 games (after treading water at .500 for months)

[Rex Buckingham]

35 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

Maybe Tomorrow against Hendricks with Suzuki getting the day off

Caissie against Kyle's change up seems unwise

[chibears55]

10 minutes ago, Hot Sauce said:

Every pen should have a guy who throws 40 mph. Make this a thing!

Actually a little surprise theres aren't pitchers, especially relievers that dont sneak a few of those in here and there when they have 2 strikes on a guy, there's no way a hitter would be ready to hit that pitch.lol

[JHBulls]

Good win. Hopefully a sign of things to come from the lineup. Tomorrow will be nice seeing Kyle Hendricks again.